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The Classic Hundred Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats, and others
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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You Are Here
- Poetry in the Natural World
- By: Ada Limon - editor introduction
- Narrated by: Kim Ramirez
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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Ada Limon challenges what we think we know about "nature poetry," illuminating the myriad ways our landscapes—both literal and literary—are changing. You Are Here features fifty previously unpublished poems from some of the nation's most accomplished poets.
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100 Best-Loved Poems
- By: Philip Smith
- Narrated by: Samuel Casey
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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"100 Best-Loved Poems" is a cherished anthology that brings together some of the most timeless and evocative works of poetry in the English language.
By: Philip Smith
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James Joyce
- Revised Edition
- By: Richard Ellman
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 37 hrs and 48 mins
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Richard Ellmann has revised and expanded his definitive work on Joyce's life to include newly discovered primary material....
By: Richard Ellman
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Judi Dench and Michael Williams: With Great Pleasure
- By: Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, Charlotte Mitchell, and others
- Narrated by: Judi Dench, Michael Williams
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Two archive BBC Radio programmes in which Judi Dench and Michael Williams, accompanied by friends John Moffatt and Alec McCowen, read a cornucopia of poetry and prose....
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thoroughly enjoyed it. judi dench andcast were fa
- By Amazon Customer on 14-05-2016
By: Sylvia Plath, and others
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Poetry of the Romantics
- By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and others
- Narrated by: Joan Allen, Stephen Fry, Julie Christie, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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The period of English romantic poetry occurred roughly between 1800 and 1850 and was represented by poets such as William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth....
By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and others
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The Classic Hundred Poems
- By: William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, W.B. Yeats, and others
- Narrated by: Alfred Corn, Rita Dove
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Adopting the methodology of the music charts, The Classic Hundred Poems presents the "top 100" poems of all time...
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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You Are Here
- Poetry in the Natural World
- By: Ada Limon - editor introduction
- Narrated by: Kim Ramirez
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Ada Limon challenges what we think we know about "nature poetry," illuminating the myriad ways our landscapes—both literal and literary—are changing. You Are Here features fifty previously unpublished poems from some of the nation's most accomplished poets.
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100 Best-Loved Poems
- By: Philip Smith
- Narrated by: Samuel Casey
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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"100 Best-Loved Poems" is a cherished anthology that brings together some of the most timeless and evocative works of poetry in the English language.
By: Philip Smith
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James Joyce
- Revised Edition
- By: Richard Ellman
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 37 hrs and 48 mins
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Richard Ellmann has revised and expanded his definitive work on Joyce's life to include newly discovered primary material....
By: Richard Ellman
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Judi Dench and Michael Williams: With Great Pleasure
- By: Sylvia Plath, Dylan Thomas, Charlotte Mitchell, and others
- Narrated by: Judi Dench, Michael Williams
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Two archive BBC Radio programmes in which Judi Dench and Michael Williams, accompanied by friends John Moffatt and Alec McCowen, read a cornucopia of poetry and prose....
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thoroughly enjoyed it. judi dench andcast were fa
- By Amazon Customer on 14-05-2016
By: Sylvia Plath, and others
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Poetry of the Romantics
- By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Percy Bysshe Shelley, John Keats, and others
- Narrated by: Joan Allen, Stephen Fry, Julie Christie, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
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The period of English romantic poetry occurred roughly between 1800 and 1850 and was represented by poets such as William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth....
By: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and others
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The Waste Land & Four Quartets
- By: T. S. Eliot
- Narrated by: Paul Scofield
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
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These are masterly readings, by renowned thespian Paul Schofield, of two substantial works of poetry by T.S. Eliot....
By: T. S. Eliot
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An Axe for the Frozen Sea
- Conversations with Poets About What Matters
- By: Ben Palpant
- Narrated by: Ben Palpant
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Discover the wisdom and wonder of poetry through candid conversations with some of the most powerful poets of the 21st century.
By: Ben Palpant
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The Poetry of World War One
- By: Siegfried Sassoon, Thomas Hardy, Isaac Rosenberg, and others
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards, Lucy Scott
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
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In the midst of bombs and bullets, trenches and trauma, the soldiers of World War I, and those observing the horrors taking place from home, took pen to paper to record their experiences in verse.
By: Siegfried Sassoon, and others
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Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults
- DESIGNED TO CALM YOUR MIND FOR A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP
- By: Various, Lucy Mangan
- Narrated by: Joan Walker, Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs
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Tales to soothe tired souls. A nighttime companion for frazzled adults, including calming stories and poems for a good night's sleep....
By: Various, and others
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The Prelude
- Growth of a Poet's Mind: An Autobiographical Poem
- By: William Wordsworth
- Narrated by: Nicholas Farrell
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Wordsworth's The Prelude is the consummation of his achievement as the great founder of English romanticism....
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sublime
- By Kindle Customer on 01-11-2023
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The Ultimate Poetry Collection
- Poetry of War, Romantic Poetry, Victorian Poetry
- By: Thomas Hardy, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Blake, and others
- Narrated by: Sir John Gielgud, Richard Burton, Gwen Watford, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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A collection of the greatest poetry from the Romantic period, the battlefield and the Victorian era, read by some of the 20th century’s most renowned actors....
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- By Anonymous User on 16-12-2022
By: Thomas Hardy, and others
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Dancing by the Light of the Moon
- Over 250 Poems to Read, Relish and Recite
- By: Gyles Brandreth
- Narrated by: Gyles Brandreth
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
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For every moment in your life there is a poem. In Dancing by the Light of the Moon, we have a remarkable collection of over 250 best-loved poems in the English-speaking world....
By: Gyles Brandreth
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Seven Ages
- An Anthology of Poetry with Music (Unabridged Selections)
- By: William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ted Hughes
- Narrated by: Ralph Fiennes, Dame Judi Dench
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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This highly entertaining anthology of verse is the comic, tragic, tender, and telling story of life's seven ages, from childhood to old age. Within the framework of Shakespeare's speech...
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Where are the female poets?
- By Eleni Rivers on 16-06-2019
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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The Nation's Favourite Poems
- By: BBC Audiobooks
- Narrated by: John Nettles, Siobhan Redmond, Greg Wise, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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In a nationwide poll conducted by BBC Television's Bookworm to find the nation's favourite poem, Rudyard Kipling's "If" was voted number one....
By: BBC Audiobooks
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She Walks in Beauty
- A Woman's Journey Through Poems
- By: Adrienne Rich, Pablo Neruda, Elizabeth Bishop, and others
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd, Campbell Scott, Jane Alexander, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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In She Walks in Beauty, Caroline Kennedy has once again marshaled the gifts of our greatest poets to pay a very personal tribute to the human experience....
By: Adrienne Rich, and others
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Tales of Terror
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: David Thorn, Bruce Blau
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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This special audio collection features some of Poe's best-known stories....
By: Edgar Allan Poe
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Popular Poetry, Popular Verse
- By: William Shakespeare, John Milton, more
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser, Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
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With more than 80 of the most popular and loved poems in the English language, this collection is one of the most comprehensive anthologies of its kind. It covers a remarkable range...
By: William Shakespeare, and others
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Poems Every Catholic Should Know
- By: Joseph Pearce
- Narrated by: Kevin O'Brien
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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This anthology provides some of the finest Christian verse written during the second millennium of Christianity....
By: Joseph Pearce
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Realms of Gold
- By: John Keats
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Matthew Marsh
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
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John Keats' letters paint an unforgettably vivid and moving picture of the richly productive but also tragic final years of the poet's life….
By: John Keats
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101 Famous Poems
- By: Roy J. Cook
- Narrated by: Adam Douglas
- Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
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101 Famous Poems, compiled by Roy J. Cook and first published in 1916, is a collection of one familiar poem each by the best-known poets in the English language....
By: Roy J. Cook
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Poems to Make You Cry
- By: Emily Dickinson, William Shakespeare, Christina Georgina Rossetti, and others
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Alex Jennings, Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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From misting of the eyes, through soft drizzles on cheek to cascades that would put Niagara falls to shame the event of tears comes in all shapes and sizes.
By: Emily Dickinson, and others
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Falstaff
- Give Me Life
- By: Harold Bloom
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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Falstaff is both a comic and tragic central protagonist in Shakespeare's three Henry plays. Award-winning author and esteemed professor Harold Bloom examines Falstaff with the deepest compassion and sympathy and also with unerring wisdom....
By: Harold Bloom
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Poems to Fall in Love With
- By: Chris Riddell
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson, David Rintoul
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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In Poems to Fall in Love With, Chris Riddell OBE, political cartoonist for the Observer, has selected his very favourite classic and modern poems about love....
By: Chris Riddell
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Poetry in Person
- Twenty-five Years of Conversation with America's Poets
- By: Lucille Clifton, Alexander Neubauer - editor, Eamon Grennan, and others
- Narrated by: Alexander Neubauer
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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This first audio edition of Poetry in Person: 25 Years of Conversation with America’s Poets invites listeners into an intimate classroom with eight acclaimed poets....
By: Lucille Clifton, and others
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This Is the Honey
- An Anthology of Contemporary Black Poets
- By: Kwame Alexander
- Narrated by: Mahogany L. Brown, Joel Damany Steingold
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
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In this comprehensive and vibrant poetry anthology, bestselling author and poet Kwame Alexander curates a collection of contemporary anthems at turns tender and piercing and deeply inspiring throughout....
By: Kwame Alexander
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Poems for Men
- By: Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Ernest Henley, Rudyard Kipling, and others
- Narrated by: Richard Mitchley, Gideon Wagner, Ghizela Rowe
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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Do men need poems? Is the gender of brawn and ‘can-do’ really a candidate for honeyed verse? Obviously yes. Men needs words. They need support, understanding as well as goals, ambition and structure. They need purpose, desire; the need to love and be loved....
By: Percy Bysshe Shelley, and others
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The Complete Poetry of John Keats
- By: John Keats
- Narrated by: Distinctly Unique
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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'What the imagination seizes as Beauty must be truth' So wrote the Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821) in 1817. This collection The Complete...
By: John Keats
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How a Poem Moves
- A Field Guide for Readers of Poetry
- By: Adam Sol
- Narrated by: Adam Sol, Soraya Peerbaye
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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A collection of playfully elucidating essays to help reluctant poetry audiences become well-versed in verse....
By: Adam Sol
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Classic Horror Poems, Volume One
- By: Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson, W.B. Yeats, and others
- Narrated by: Robert Patrick
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
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You have been looking for this book for quite some time. Pick it up to begin a journey into the deepest depths of the human psyche and the darkest corners of the imagination....
By: Edgar Allan Poe, and others
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One Poet, One Poem
- By: various
- Narrated by: Evan Blackmore, Marie Blackmore
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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This collection includes favorite English-language poems by 178 favorite authors, beginning with Sir Philip Sidney and the Countess of Pembroke in Elizabethan times, and ending with T. S. Eliot and Marianne Moore in the twentieth century. Cavaliers and Puritans, a famous king and a pilloried criminal, soulful lovers and sharp-witted satirists, Shakespeare and Jonson, Milton and Marvell, David Garrick and Rabindranath Tagore, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Christina Rossetti—all are here, in one constantly changing kaleidoscope of brilliant verse.
By: various
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An Axe for the Frozen Sea
- Conversations with Poets About What Matters
- By: Ben Palpant
- Narrated by: Ben Palpant
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Discover the wisdom and wonder of poetry through candid conversations with some of the most powerful poets of the 21st century. In this remarkable collection, Ben Palpant, author of Letters from The Mountain, invites listeners into intimate, one-on-one interviews with seventeen acclaimed poets.
By: Ben Palpant
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Jorge Manrique: Complete poetry (Spanish Edition)
- By: Jorge Manrique
- Narrated by: Ricardo de Alvarado
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
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This audio book contains the complete works by Jorge Manrique, including the famous "Coplas" an elegy for the death of his father. It also includes, as those are Manrique's complete poetry works, his less known but beautiful, love poems and some satirical ones.
By: Jorge Manrique
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Lope de Vega: Poesías Líricas
- By: Lope de Vega
- Narrated by: Ricardo de Alvarado
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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This audiobook is an anthology of Lope de Vega's poetry. A contemporary of Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega is one of the greatest poets ever in Spanish lenguaje. In this production you will find some of his best poems.
By: Lope de Vega
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Se me han perdido las estrellas
- Antología de Octavio Gamboa
- By: Hugo Cuevas-Mohr
- Narrated by: Hugo Cuevas-Mohr
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
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Esta es la única antología del poeta colombiano Octavio Gamboa (1923-1992). Realizada por el poeta y escritor Hugo Cuevas-Mohr, la antología toma el nombre de un poema de Octavio Gamboa, SE ME HAN PERDIDO LAS ESTRELLAS. El autor escogió 60 poemas que dividió en seis capítulos, buscando en la secuencia de los poemas acompañar al lector en un camino que el poeta labra con sus versos.
By: Hugo Cuevas-Mohr
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Manuel Machado: Antología Poética
- By: Manuel Machado
- Narrated by: Ricardo de Alvarado
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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Manuel Machado, one of the Machado brothers, was a poet of the so called "Generation of 98". He wrote poetry in the "Andalusian style" and dramatic works, some in collaboration with his brother Antonio Machado. Manuel Machado's poetry is different to his more famous brother but it has the same quality and class. Indeed, to really understand and enjoy the two brothers poetry its necessary to have read both of them. The contrast in between their poetry makes their individuality even more attractive. Then you can decide who you like the most.
By: Manuel Machado
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One Poet, One Poem
- By: various
- Narrated by: Evan Blackmore, Marie Blackmore
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection includes favorite English-language poems by 178 favorite authors, beginning with Sir Philip Sidney and the Countess of Pembroke in Elizabethan times, and ending with T. S. Eliot and Marianne Moore in the twentieth century. Cavaliers and Puritans, a famous king and a pilloried criminal, soulful lovers and sharp-witted satirists, Shakespeare and Jonson, Milton and Marvell, David Garrick and Rabindranath Tagore, Paul Laurence Dunbar and Christina Rossetti—all are here, in one constantly changing kaleidoscope of brilliant verse.
By: various
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An Axe for the Frozen Sea
- Conversations with Poets About What Matters
- By: Ben Palpant
- Narrated by: Ben Palpant
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover the wisdom and wonder of poetry through candid conversations with some of the most powerful poets of the 21st century. In this remarkable collection, Ben Palpant, author of Letters from The Mountain, invites listeners into intimate, one-on-one interviews with seventeen acclaimed poets.
By: Ben Palpant
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Jorge Manrique: Complete poetry (Spanish Edition)
- By: Jorge Manrique
- Narrated by: Ricardo de Alvarado
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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This audio book contains the complete works by Jorge Manrique, including the famous "Coplas" an elegy for the death of his father. It also includes, as those are Manrique's complete poetry works, his less known but beautiful, love poems and some satirical ones.
By: Jorge Manrique
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Lope de Vega: Poesías Líricas
- By: Lope de Vega
- Narrated by: Ricardo de Alvarado
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook is an anthology of Lope de Vega's poetry. A contemporary of Miguel de Cervantes, Lope de Vega is one of the greatest poets ever in Spanish lenguaje. In this production you will find some of his best poems.
By: Lope de Vega
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Se me han perdido las estrellas
- Antología de Octavio Gamboa
- By: Hugo Cuevas-Mohr
- Narrated by: Hugo Cuevas-Mohr
- Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Esta es la única antología del poeta colombiano Octavio Gamboa (1923-1992). Realizada por el poeta y escritor Hugo Cuevas-Mohr, la antología toma el nombre de un poema de Octavio Gamboa, SE ME HAN PERDIDO LAS ESTRELLAS. El autor escogió 60 poemas que dividió en seis capítulos, buscando en la secuencia de los poemas acompañar al lector en un camino que el poeta labra con sus versos.
By: Hugo Cuevas-Mohr
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Manuel Machado: Antología Poética
- By: Manuel Machado
- Narrated by: Ricardo de Alvarado
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Manuel Machado, one of the Machado brothers, was a poet of the so called "Generation of 98". He wrote poetry in the "Andalusian style" and dramatic works, some in collaboration with his brother Antonio Machado. Manuel Machado's poetry is different to his more famous brother but it has the same quality and class. Indeed, to really understand and enjoy the two brothers poetry its necessary to have read both of them. The contrast in between their poetry makes their individuality even more attractive. Then you can decide who you like the most.
By: Manuel Machado